Commentary: A-Rod saga still a huge question mark

11:49 PM,
Aug. 2, 2013

Written by

Bob Nightengale
USA Today

Major League Baseball is prepared to announce suspensions Monday in the Biogenesis clinic case and has given the players involved a Sunday deadline to decide whether they will accept or appeal their suspensions, a baseball official with knowledge of the investigation told USA TODAY Sports on Friday.

MLB also has given New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez a choice, according to a second baseball official familiar with their intentions: accept a suspension through the 2014 season or face a lifetime ban. The two officials were unauthorized to speak publicly about the situation since the ...